FNUS75 KGGW 031327
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
727 AM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN SITE WILL BE BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
IN NORTH DAKOTA AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO THE WEST. THIS FRONT WILL
BECOME STATIONARY NEAR GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF THE
RAIN WILL STAY TO THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN
SITE TONIGHT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY WITH
LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AS MOISTURE STAYS TO THE WEST.
CLEARING INDEX TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE 750 WHICH IS MODERATE.
TONIGHT THE CLEARING INDEX WILL BE NEAR ZERO OR VERY POOR DUE TO
LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FORRESTER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.SANDH.01/GGW